Manufacturers/packers 📍 Belfast City

Lintons

71 Woodvale Road

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Lintons scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 4 March 2026 by Belfast City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lintons, from March 2019 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Lintons.

Food hygiene rating history for Lintons
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
4 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Lintons in 71 Woodvale Road has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

71 Woodvale Road,
Belfast,
BT13 3BN

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Lintons. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Lintons?

Food hygiene at Lintons is inspected by Belfast City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/foodsafety/consumers-foodhygienescheme.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Lintons

What is Lintons’s food hygiene rating?

Lintons has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 March 2026.

When was Lintons last inspected?

Lintons was last inspected by Belfast City on 4 March 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.